Sparton Horn Cover Plate rivets question....

[RRW]

I received my Sparton horn cover plate in the mail today and the two included rivets are the split style.
I was expecting pop rivets for my Arrow pop riveter.
Do all suppliers ship their covers with split rivets?
What have 'others' on the Fordbarn used to attach the plate?

[RonC]

Split rivets are what you want

[RRW]

Thanks for your reply.
However, just how do I get a 'tight' attachment as a pop rivet would?
I did start to try a long straight slot screwdriver but quit B4 I thought
I might mess up the rivet.

[Afordman31]

I used a piece of nylon to back up the head of the rivet then after spreading the rivet I tapped it with a small hammer.
I believe the tag should be mounted so you can read it from the front of the car.

[RRW]

RonC and Afordman31,
Thanks for the info.
After I spread the rivet I used a clamp with a plastic cap on the outside of the cover
and was able to cinch up the rivet head flush/tight to the cover plate by flattening the legs inside the cover.
It looks very nice.

[cpf240]

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Would you please post some pictures of this? Once picture uploading is working again, of course... I'll be doing this sometime in the near future as well... Thanks!

[harleytoprock]

Which supplier sells the correct split rivets for the Sparton horn tag?

[Boston Bruce]

Originally Posted by harleytoprock

Which supplier sells the correct split rivets for the Sparton horn tag?

I got mine from A&L in CT.

[Tom Wesenberg]

Originally Posted by Boston Bruce

I got mine from A&L in CT.

X2, and you can also have A&L stamp the numbers in the plate.

[RRW]

I got mine from Sammy at AZ Model A
Ph 480-782-0266